Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Copper alloy (sentoku), gold, copper

Dimensions

H. 3 1/2 (8.9 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Edward G. Kennedy, 1932

Accession Number

33.40.26